Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Stephens Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willenhall South , and the 76th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Avenue (WV13 2PP) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Willenhall South average (155.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Avenue (WV13 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wolverhampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gomer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somerford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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